Second Edition Latest TELEGRAMS

Patea Mail, 1 March 1882, Page 3

Second Edition Latest TELEGRAMS

This Afternoon, OTAGO RUNS. Dunedin, 28th.—The sale of the Otago runs was concluded to-day. Out of 170 offered only three were passed in. The total amount realised at the sale was £68,845. The previous rentals amount to £24,695, and the total upset fixed for new rentals was £37,216, so that the total sale must be looked upon as most satisfactory. Certainly it was altogether beyond anticipation. Latest CABLE News This Afternoon. RESISTING THE LORDS. London, 27 th (later.) After Mr Gladstone had spoken in the House of Commons urging his motion of remonstrance against the intended inquiry by the Lords into the working of the Irish Land Act, he was followed by Mr Gibson, Attorney-General for Ireland in the last Government, who moved “ the previous question ” (which would have the effect of shelving the Premier’s motion). Mr Gibson spoke in favor of inquiry. The debate was adjourned till to-morrow. SHOOTING.—THIS DAY. CHAMPION SCORES. Brightwater, afternoon,—The twelve highest for the Championship are: for Rifles Hutchison and Cooper 171, Churton and Purnell 169, Purnell 168, Weir 167, Remington 164, Randalland Horne 163, Soper and Paynter 161, Richardson 160. For Carbines, A. Dixon 129, Gordon, Howie, and Perry 127, Prance and Armstrong (Thames) 126, Davy and Webster 125, Parslow, 124, McXCenzie 121, H. Dixon 119, A. Turner, McLean, and Johns 118. The firing for championship will finish about 6 to-night. LESSONS IN BANKRUPTCY. Christchurch.—The chairman of the Chamber of Commerce says :—“ Having analysed the declarations of insolvency throughout the colony for the last six months, I find that 26 per cent, of the number are by people not in trade, and who consist chiefly of persons described as laborers. It might also be remarked here that the colony would perhaps not greatly miss a certain class of legal practititioners whose special avocations would seem to be to pave the way through the Bankruptcy Court for persons for whom its protection could hardly have been invented.” The Chamber passed a resolution in favour of amending the bankruptcy law, so that a debtor shall not be allowed his discharge till he has paid a dividend of not less than 10s in the pound, save in exceptional cases, where a majority of the creditors in number and value are empowered to secure his discharge.